Minidoka Internment National Monument

CAMP TAJI - U.S. Forces assigned to the Camp Taji Theater Internment Facility Reconciliation Center here relinquished full control of the facility and its detainees to the Government of Iraq, March 15. By August, complete detainee operations handover to Iraq control is expected to be completed with the transfer of Camp Cropper, the last U.S.-ran internment facility in theater. "Approximately 3,000 detainees are being transferred to Iraq, that...  

The National Park Service will hold a question-and-answer session Feb. 12 in the Denver area concerning the $3 million allocated this year for the preservation and interpretation of U.S. confinement sites where Japanese-Americans were detained during World War II.  

The Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch, came to Collyhurst last week as part of his pilgrimage to visit the 350 churches in his Diocese. He brought with him the blue-flashing Commonwealth Games baton that is the 'standard' he is bearing for his mammoth project, with his message, 'Run the Race: Look to Jesus'.  

The Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be held from April 21 to 25. Now in its 60th year, it's the largest Wildflower Pilgrimage in the country. Abstract:  The Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be held from April 21 to 25. Primary Photo...  

An exhibition at the Renwick Gallery in Washington DC titled The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-1946 showcases objects made by internees. The museum’s website tells us that the Japanese word ‘gaman’ means “to bear the seemingly unbearable with dignity and patience.” This moving show explores how creativity served as a necessary way of acquiring needful things that were otherwise unavailable...  

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has pledged to keep the duration of the annual Hindu Amarnath pilgrimage two months long, rejecting a separatist leader's request to cut it short. "The pilgrimage period will stay unchanged," Abdullah...  

Spring and Las Vegas are in the air. Ann and I will soon begin planning our annual pilgrimage out west. I’m looking forward to this 2010 trip because there’s new stuff going on.  The show at Aria, “Viva Elvis,” has opened to great reviews,...  

The 104-year-old Minidoka Dam needs to be replaced, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is examining three options for the Idaho dam, including replacing just the spillway or doing a complete overhaul, and last week, dozens of state and local government officials, as well as representatives from power companies and irrigation districts took a tour of the dam.Twin Falls Times-News View Comments |  

kork's current offering is a collection of snapshots by Toronto based artist Anthony Easton (his blog).  I met up with Anthony and his friend Pat at Dia Beacon on Jan 17.  The two had conceived a multitasking road trip, the first portion of which focused on visiting religious pilgrimage sites in upstate NY, like the Sacred Grove in Palmyra where Joseph Smith received the revelation that gave form to the Book of Mormon and the Mormon church...  

Jammu, Feb 10 (IANS) The annual Amarnath pilgrimage to a cave shrine devoted to Hindu God Shiva, located in south Kashmir, will start July 1 and last till Aug 24 this year, according to an official of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board. The annual pilgrimage to the shrine, located at a height of 13,500 feet [...]  

Few Westerners will ever get an accurate portrayal of Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims must make at least once in their lifetimes. This is exactly that: A fair look at the rituals and the sheer volume of people congregating in one area and so much more.  

Porto, Portugal - The Way of St James to Sanitago de Compostela remains as popular as ever and this year the Spanish place of pilgrimage expects to welcome a record 240,000 hikers and ten million visitors. 2010 is a special year in Santiago which ...  

Dhaka - Thousands of devotees gathered Friday on the bank Bangladesh's Turag river for mass prayers on the first day of the world's second-largest Muslim congregation after the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. The three-day annual Ijtema congregation ...  

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The mufti of Russia`s Muslim community wants hajj pilgrimage organizers in his country to learn better ways of doing their job from Indonesia, Indonesian Ambassador to Russia Hamid Awalludin said. "Therefore, a Religious ...  

| The Washington state Legislature has passed a measure that allows honorary degrees to be granted to students who were ordered into internment camps during World War II.